# ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 161 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/manageengine-patch-manager-plus/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Action1: 39
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: 15
- Automox: 13
- Microsoft Intune: 10
- Atera: 7
- Patch My PC: 6

## Patch management

**Small business**: 56 of 84 answers did not name ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus (ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is #5 of 10 at 4%).

- Action1: first choice in 27 of those 56
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: first choice in 7 of those 56
- Atera: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Automox: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 2 of those 56
- ManageEngine Endpoint Central: first choice in 1 of those 56
- N-able N-central: first choice in 1 of those 56
- PDQ: first choice in 1 of those 56

**Mid-market**: 47 of 84 answers did not name ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus (ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is #1 of 13 at 29%).

- Action1: first choice in 8 of those 47
- Automox: first choice in 4 of those 47
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Patch My PC: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Atera: first choice in 1 of those 47
- ManageEngine Endpoint Central: first choice in 1 of those 47
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free edition: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 1 of those 47

**Enterprise**: 58 of 84 answers did not name ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus (ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is #4 of 12 at 10%).

- Automox: first choice in 7 of those 58
- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 7 of those 58
- Tanium Patch: first choice in 6 of those 58
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: first choice in 5 of those 58
- Action1: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Patch My PC: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Atera: first choice in 2 of those 58
- HCL BigFix: first choice in 2 of those 58

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